Ester Garfield Steele 
Ester Garfield was born on March 1st, 1881 in Meigs County, Ohio.1 Ester Garfield's father was WILLIAM French Steele and her mother was RHODA Meadows. Her paternal grandparents were WILLIAM Henderson French and SARAH STEELE; her maternal grandfather was JORDAN Meadows and her maternal grandmother is SUSAN THOMAS. She had four brothers and nine sisters, named Augustus Lincoln, William Sherman, Francis Marion, Martin Luther, Sarah J., MARY Susan, Rebecca Marinda French, Laura F., Olivia, Flora Mae, Harriet, Mary L. and Lizzie. She is the fourth youngest of the fourteen children.-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1711 in Westmoreland County, Virginia d.16 Nov 1750 in Frederick Co., Virginia
- b.2 FEB 1731/32 in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland Co, Virginia d.~ 1814 in Wolf Creek, Giles Co, Virginia
- b.~ 1715 in Wales
- b.~ 1772 in Culpepper Co, Virginia d.12 Oct 1833 in Giles Co, Virginia
- b.9 FEB 1738/39 in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland Co, Virginia d.~ 1830 in Wolf Creek, Giles Co, Virginia
- b.~ 1814 in Giles Co, Virginia d.> 1880 in Pipestem, Summers Co, West Virginia
- b.< 1718 in Germany
- b.04 Dec 1738 in Mittleburgh, near Mainz, Germany d.1809 in Oakvale, Mercer Co. Virginia
- b.30 Sep 1779 in Montgomery co. VA d.05 Jun 1827 in Giles Co, Virginia
- b.< 1730
- b.< 1750 in Virginia? d.>22 Jun 1835 in Oakvale, Mercer Co. Virginia
- b.< 1730
- b.17 May 1839 in Mercer County, West Virginia d.20 Feb 1929 in Giles County, Virginia
- b.1810 in Virginia d.~ 1858
- b.01 Mar 1881 in Meigs County, Ohio
- b.~ 1711 in Essex Co., Virginia d.1776
- b.~ 1738 in Orange Co., Virginia d.11 Apr 1820 in Greenbrier River, Monroe Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1710
- b.~ 1766
- b.~ 1696 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia d.Jun 1746 in Albermarle Parish, Sussex Co., Virginia
- b.20 Nov 1736 in Orange Co., Virginia d.< 1818 in Virginia
- b.~ 1706 d.Mar 1768 in Sussex Co., Virginia
- b.1798 in Bedford County, Virginia d.~ 1870
- b.18 Jun 1842 in Monroe County, Virginia d.01 Oct 1916 in Mercer County, West Virginia
- b.1803 in Virginia
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Ester Garfield and Jonathon L. were married in a religious ceremony on May 17th, 1899.1